An observer in the Southern Hemisphere takes a time exposure photograph of the night sky. If the illustration below depicts the photograph taken by the observer, which direction was the camera pointing?
A) straight north
B) straight east
C) straight south
D) straight west
E) straight up, directly overhead

Question

An observer in the Southern Hemisphere takes a time exposure photograph of the night sky. If the illustration below depicts the photograph taken by the observer, which direction was the camera pointing? 
A) straight north 
B) straight east 
C) straight south 
D) straight west 
E) straight up, directly overhead

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The photograph shows the stars appearing to rotate around a point that is almost directly in the center of the image. This is the southern celestial pole. The only direction that the camera could have been pointing to capture this rotation is straight south.

An Observer in the Southern Hemisphere Takes a Time Exposure